Gain the advantage
We are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the ‘GAIN Mares Series’ for the 2021/2022 point-to-point season. The opening race of the series will take place at the Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point on Saturday, November 6th, and conclude in the spring with the much-coveted final taking place in Ballynoe, Co. Cork. GAIN Equine Nutrition, along with […]
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Preparing foals for the November and December foal sales can be a daunting and difficult task. Presenting your foal for sale at public auction requires thorough monitoring of the foal’s physique and soundness right throughout the sales preparation. Making the necessary changes to the diet and exercise regime as you progress through the preparation as […]
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Weaning can be seen as a stressful time for Breeding stock and their owners however weaning the foal brings a major benefit to its nutrition; the amount of nutrients provided by the individual dams’ milk is now no longer a concern and as a consequence monitoring feed intake becomes much easier. Gradually introducing appropriate concentrate […]
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The three-day All England Dressage Festival (21-23 May) was the first Hickstead-run competition to take place after the easing of lockdown restrictions. It also marked the inaugural Premier League dressage competition to take place at the main Hickstead showground, following the closure of the original Dressage Hickstead site last summer. The three-day fixture included classes […]
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EXERCISE REGIME For those preparing yearlings and store horses for sales as unbroken horses the role of exercise in terms of conditioning and muscle development has widely been acknowledged by sales producers as being a critical factor in getting these horses to appear supple and well-muscled with adequate top line attracting significant attention from prospective […]
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